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Incorporating stakeholder
Incorporating stakeholder perspectives and local contexts to develop effective decision-
support for policy and farmers
Julie Ingram, CCRI, University of Gloucestershire, UK
• Task
Stakeholders - advisers, leading farmers, farmer representatives, policy makers
• Interviews
• Stakeholder Workshops
Stakeholder consultation
Stakeholder consultation: case studies
Sjælland Denmark
Mazowieck Poland
Közép-Magyarország Hungary
Eastern Scotland,UK
Andalucía Spain
Tuscany Italy
Stakeholder consultation: iterative testing and refining
Tool development
Current usage
Preferred formats
Testing prototype in
groups & on-farm
SOC practices Relevant practices
Level of awareness, use & current advice
Barriers & incentives
Costs/benefits
Simple model
Key practices
Cost effectiveness
Tool development
• Cover crops • Residues
Rotations • Cons. Agric • Manures
Stakeholder consultation: key messages
• Perception of scientific uncertainty about practices
• Lack of real or ‘best practice’ examples and informed advice
• Difficulty of demonstrating impact on productivity and profitability
• Difficulty of demonstrating economic benefits over a long time scale
• Practices perceived as uneconomic, impractical or needing investment
• Soil carbon is of low importance to farmers
• Limited knowledge about/familiarity with practices
• Difficulty in integrating practices into farm systems
Stakeholder consultation: diverse contexts
High cover crop establishment costs
Straw has high economic value
Traditional farmers; high manure handling costs
Cover crops reduce soil moisture & create nutrient competition between crops
Cover crops hard to establish
Min-till look “messy”
SmartSOIL Tool Toolbox development–end-user needs
• What are the most cost-effective practices in terms of highest income relative to costs of practice, optimal crop productivity and carbon sequestration?
• What is the link/relation between agriculture and CC and resulting need for/benefits of increased carbon sequestration?
• Visual presentation of the effects of practices (on carbon storage and other services) in the short and long-term
• Real life case studies of farmers using certain practices
• Priority list of practices in terms of win-wins and trade-offs with other environmental objectives under regional conditions
Common messages: Invest time in learning Talk to other farmers Consult an adviser
SmartSOIL Toolbox: Real Life Cases
SmartSOIL Toolbox: FactSheets
Interaction with WP2
SH perspectives
in case studies
Identify potential
management practices
Awareness Barriers
Incentives
Usage of DSTs & preferred
format
Refine practices
Evaluate cost effectiveness
Test DST protoype
Finalise Toolbox
RLC, FactSheets
SSTool
Stakeholder consultation: iterative testing and refining
Create farmer friendly formats (RLC, FactSheets)
Refine DST
Evidence Demonstration Locally relevant Economic data
Simple language User friendly